Streptomyces alboniger

Streptomyces alboniger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Class: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Family: Streptomycetaceae
Genus: Streptomyces
Species: S. alboniger
Binomial name
Streptomyces alboniger
Porter et al. 1952[1]

Streptomyces alboniger is a bacterium species in the genus Streptomyces.

S. alboniger produces puromycin, a type of antibiotic.[2]

See also

References

  1. A New Species of Streptomyces. C. W. Hesseltine, J. N. Porter, N. Deduck, Marie Hauck, N. Bohonos and J. H. Williams, Mycologia, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Jan. - Feb., 1954), pages 16-23 (abstract)
  2. L. Sankaran and Burton M. Pogell (1975-12-01). "Biosynthesis of Puromycin in Streptomyces alboniger: Regulation and Properties of O-Demethylpuromycin O-Methyltransferase". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 8 (6). doi:10.1128/aac.8.6.721. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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